GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
direexciting horror
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume